CA1264568A - Method of determining optical fiber splice loss - Google Patents

Method of determining optical fiber splice loss

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Publication number
CA1264568A
CA1264568A CA000507400A CA507400A CA1264568A CA 1264568 A CA1264568 A CA 1264568A CA 000507400 A CA000507400 A CA 000507400A CA 507400 A CA507400 A CA 507400A CA 1264568 A CA1264568 A CA 1264568A
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Prior art keywords
fiber
splice
optical signal
detector
optical
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CA000507400A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Paul Joseph Vella
Richard Pierre Hughes
Vincent Choong-Yeong So
Jason Bentley Lamont
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Nortel Networks Ltd
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Northern Telecom Ltd
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Priority to CA000507400A priority Critical patent/CA1264568A/en
Priority to US06/857,223 priority patent/US4708476A/en
Priority to GB8707943A priority patent/GB2189595B/en
Priority to JP62095473A priority patent/JP2567392B2/ja
Priority to KR1019870003849A priority patent/KR960002311B1/ko
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Publication of CA1264568A publication Critical patent/CA1264568A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/30—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides
    • G01M11/35—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides in which light is transversely coupled into or out of the fibre or waveguide, e.g. using integrating spheres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3803—Adjustment or alignment devices for alignment prior to splicing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4286—Optical modules with optical power monitoring
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4287—Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the waveguide
    • G02B6/4289—Optical modules with tapping or launching means through the surface of the waveguide by inducing bending, microbending or macrobending, to the light guide
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4219—Mechanical fixtures for holding or positioning the elements relative to each other in the couplings; Alignment methods for the elements, e.g. measuring or observing methods especially used therefor
    • G02B6/4236—Fixing or mounting methods of the aligned elements
    • G02B6/424—Mounting of the optical light guide

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
CA000507400A 1986-04-23 1986-04-23 Method of determining optical fiber splice loss Expired - Lifetime CA1264568A (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA000507400A CA1264568A (en) 1986-04-23 1986-04-23 Method of determining optical fiber splice loss
US06/857,223 US4708476A (en) 1986-04-23 1986-04-29 Method of determining optical fiber splice loss
GB8707943A GB2189595B (en) 1986-04-23 1987-04-02 Method of determining optical fiber splice loss
JP62095473A JP2567392B2 (ja) 1986-04-23 1987-04-20 光フアイバ−・スプライス損失を決定する方法及び対称検出器
KR1019870003849A KR960002311B1 (ko) 1986-04-23 1987-04-22 광 섬유 스플라이스 손실 측정방법

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CA000507400A CA1264568A (en) 1986-04-23 1986-04-23 Method of determining optical fiber splice loss
US06/857,223 US4708476A (en) 1986-04-23 1986-04-29 Method of determining optical fiber splice loss

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JP (1) JP2567392B2 (ja)
CA (1) CA1264568A (ja)
GB (1) GB2189595B (ja)

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GB2189595B (en) 1990-01-17
US4708476A (en) 1987-11-24
GB8707943D0 (en) 1987-05-07
JPS62257110A (ja) 1987-11-09
JP2567392B2 (ja) 1996-12-25
GB2189595A (en) 1987-10-28

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